What is an Interim Executive

Outsourced C-Level Interim Executives are professionally qualified practitioners. They are defined as business executives in top management, who temporarily assume executive functions and who, in contrast to corporate consultants, take responsibility for their work. They leave the client once the problem is resolved and a stable new corporate management – or department organisation is established, or respectively after the relaunch of the respective strategic unit.

Outsourced C-level executives provide an unparalleled experience, allowing you the time to better manage your search for a permanent solution.

We can be extremely cost effective – delivering the required results within an agreed period ensuring that relevant skills are being transferred to the permanent staff.

Arriving with clear, agreed objectives, we carry no baggage and have no political loyalties. We are free to do what’s best for your organization.

Operating at senior level we are frequently engaged for demanding leadership roles – where our change and project management skills can be applied effectively to drive challenging business initiatives.

We have the ability not only to define a problem and develop an effective strategy for its resolution but also to deliver the solution – usually together with your own staff.

Flexibility

Extremely short notice availability with immediate implementation of assignments– no time and cost consuming hiring procedure as in the case of permanent employment

Possible in full- or part-time, also adaptable during project progression

As a first step in the project, we have to understand your business, your product offering, competitive advantages, perceived benefits and value for the customers, past cases, and business issues. Based on this as well as on the feedback provided by friendly customers, we will create an action plan which includes: description of the What, to Whom, Why and How, competitive situation and advantages, marketing and sales processes, teams, quarterly sales targets and objectives, as well as a description of the planned operational activities.

This first phase usually takes a few weeks, depending on the complexity of the product portfolio and the target market. In the next phase, implementation, we focus on implementing the action plan. All work is conducted as efficiently as possible to achieve the set targets and objectives.

Usually, we are able to demonstrate revenue generation and operational improvement within 6 to 9 months, depending on the market.

We don’t like wasting your time. Here we give you an idea of our fee structure upfront based on your budget needs, so you can make a real decision, even before you contact us.

Our Typical Pricing Structure:

Initial consultation: always free

Subject consultation: hourly based

Assessment: fixed amount, based on defined scope

Monthly strategy and execution advisement: fixed amount

Project: fixed amount, based on defined scope

Pay for performance: We have options for little or no up front costs. These vary by client and project but in certain instances, we will be paid only on the results and value we create. This type of structure typically involves a percentage of savings or Gross Profit increases. This option usually will be ongoing.

You’re here because you want to take your company in a new digital word.

The decision to outsource a marketing function can be both strategic and tactical. Many companies have a philosophy of outsourcing any activity that is not core to their business.

Start-ups and small-to-mid-sized companies find themselves at a disadvantage with respect to strategic business marketing skill. As they grow, their marketing choices become more critical, and those decisions require a higher level of talent than their budgets can support. These organizations frequently need more strategic business marketing skill than they plan for.

Do you plan to overcome this challenges?

You lack a specific experience with marketing technology platforms and tools and the ability to integrate a digital lead generation, conversion, and loyalty

You need expertise in managing high-performing affiliate and partnership marketing

You need to plan, build and manage your demand generation and marketing operations

You want to reorganize or restore stability to your marketing department

You want to benchmark your marketing operations against best practices

You need to optimize your marketing financial planning, including annual marketing budgets, forecasting of expenses, cost tracking and work estimation

Why hire a CMO when you can rent one much faster?

Contact us to discuss how we can partner with you to support the marketing initiatives of your firm and maximize your return on investment (ROI).

You wish to add value to your key accounts and also you need to implement a Key Account Management program?

Do you seek to maintain low fixed costs for your company?

In today’s global marketplace, complexity and speed are certainties. In this fast-paced information age, sales projects are being initiated under tighter budgets, more demanding time constraints, and with fewer resources than ever before. Managers are expected to do more with less. In such an environment a good axiom for success is: “Do It, Do It Right, Do It Right Now.”

Do you know the main issue that prevents companies like yours to grow?

The right answer is back office and operational infrastructure!

You have budget limitation to hire top talent, but you want the some expertise and insight that is available for big companies?

Sales Strategy Consulting has the solution for you.

We can offer you an outsourced, flexible, cost-effective COO. We will tailor a program to your needs.

As interim COO, we will identify the goals of the organization during the engagement period, develop a plan of action and rationalize the organization’s resources to achieve stated goals. We will develop cost and margin controls and manage monthly quarterly and annual financial goals. Depending upon the nature of the engagement and time frame, our services may include:

Corporate strategic development and planning

Cost reduction strategies

Development and implementation of growth strategies

Budgeting and resource allocation

Evaluation and reinforcement of organizational infrastructure

Operations optimization

Information systems management

Identification of outsourcing opportunities

Management of key interest group relationships, including employees, customers, vendors, and investors

Workflow planning

Process improvement

New product introductions strategies

Risk management

Let us help you improve processes, streamline operations and increase revenue bringing operational focus and discipline.

We can support your company while keeping costs down.

Chat with us to discuss the form you want to engage wit us: outsourced, part-time, virtual, shared etc.

Usually, entrepreneurs start a company with an idea that often needs an experienced Interim CEO to clarify, execute and monetize the concept.

An Interim CEO is responsible for the success or failure of an organization, particularly in crisis situations, when companies need a steady hand.

The interim CEO determines the company’s financial direction, goals, and results. The interim CEO works especially closely with the CFO to set up good financial measurement systems.

The reasons to hire an Interim CEO are many. The Interim CEO position offers the board of directors and stakeholders a viable alternative to finding the right CEO now. While searching for the right one can take 3-9 months.

An Interim CEO brings proven expertise

An Interim CEO is available immediately

An Interim CEO makes financial sense

With a focus on implementation and execution, an Interim CEO is accountable for results. Companies can access top executive talent without the cost of benefits packages, long term contracts other perks associated with a full-time hire. Instead, the focus is on solving challenges immediately, so a company can realize a positive financial impact.

The most common reasons to hire an Interim CEO:

Crisis management

Direction change needed

New technology implementation

Turnaround and restructuring

Succession planning

An Interim CEO can accelerate the transition strategy. This would include:

Helping the board develop a communications plan

Launch new initiative, product or services

Optimize financial performance

Optimize overall strategy

Reassuring the staff that the board is implementing

Coaching board members about their expectations

Helping the board and staff assess strategies for high risk

Responding and acting upon personnel issues

Assessing the organization’s operational effectiveness

Providing focused training to help staff and the board properly align their priorities

Working closely with staff to address issues that have negatively impacted the transition

Coaching and assisting the board with recruiting a new CEO, particularly with designing and implementing a transformative leadership strategy to help ensure a smooth and successful change